Dietary behaviors and food insecurity among Houston college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Autor: | Matthews, Casley R., Rodriguez, Augusto X., Kabiri, Laura S., Perkins-Ball, Amanda M., Perkins, Heidi Y., Diep, Cassandra S. |
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NUTRITION policy
T-test (Statistics) MALNUTRITION FOOD security NUTRITIONAL assessment UNIVERSITIES & colleges QUESTIONNAIRES DESCRIPTIVE statistics CHI-squared test RACE FOOD habits NUTRITIONAL status ANALYSIS of variance PSYCHOLOGY of college students COMPARATIVE studies SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors COVID-19 pandemic DIET SOCIAL classes |
| Zdroj: | Journal of American College Health; Nov2024, Vol. 72 Issue 8, p2661-2667, 7p |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: This study assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on college students' nutrition, including dietary behaviors and food security status. Participants: Participants included 140 students between 18 and 25 years of age, who were enrolled in a college or university in the greater Houston area. Methods: Analyses included descriptive statistics, t tests, and ANOVAs to analyze differences in dietary behaviors by demographic variables, and chi-square tests to assess characteristics associated with food security status. Results: The majority of participants reported changing their diets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were no significant differences by demographics. However, there were significant differences in food security status by race/ethnicity and social class. Conclusion: This study identified changes and disparities in college students' dietary behaviors and food security status during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings help inform future policy, programs, and research to address college students' nutrition during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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